Alas, it could no longer be touched!
"The Ancient Star Road is extremely dangerous. Emperors like the Heavenly Treasure Immortal Emperor, Southern Heaven Immortal Emperor, Blazing Flame Immortal Emperor, and later the Ascended Immortal Emperor all perished on the Ancient Star Road. Child, after I am gone, if the Tablet of Destiny shatters, do not grieve for me. What you must do is to abolish the Ancient Immortal Heavenly Court immediately. A Heavenly Court without a living Immortal Emperor to preside over it cannot establish itself in the Immortal Realm!"
"Alright, my time is short. Remember my words. Maintain the Ancient Saint Court well. Keep what is useful and execute what is not promptly. Make good use of those three Emperor-grade Immortal Treasures!"
As his voice fell, the Ancient Immortal Emperor's figure began to float, slowly descending onto the stairs made of Chaos Stone. The Ancient Immortal Emperor turned around and glanced at the territory he had created. With that one look, his companions and relatives who had once pursued the Great Dao together were all gone!
"Father!"
The Ancient Saint Emperor's desperate cry echoed. In the Immortal Realm, everyone knew how perilous the Ancient Star Road was. Out of ten Immortal Emperors, eight might not return!
This farewell might be a parting of life and death!
The Ancient Immortal Emperor departed, filled with regret and reluctance. He left the Ancient Immortal Heavenly Court, the State of Eternal Weakness, and the Immortal Realm. If the Great Dao had granted him another hundred thousand years, he would surely have been able to cultivate his son into a quasi-Emperor realm powerhouse. Unfortunately, fate played such cruel tricks. At this moment, the Ancient Immortal Emperor entered a different realm, a place where the dreams of Immortal Emperors began, and also their graves!
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The Great Han Immortal Dynasty.
Chang'an City.
The Imperial Palace.
The Military Affairs Department.
"Reporting to His Majesty, thirty thousand leagues from our Great Han sea territory, a fleet of the Purple Thunder Sect has been discovered, consisting of ten God-level Immortal Treasure warships. According to 常遇春's detection, there are four Immortal Monarch beings detected!"
Mao Xiang rushed into the hall of the Military Affairs Department.
"My esteemed ministers!"
Yang Hao waved his hand, signaling Mao Xiang to withdraw from the hall. He looked at the ministers of the Military Affairs Department and said, "The matter of the Buried Dragon Immortal Emperor's hidden treasure has implicated many factions. The Six Fires Sect, the Azure Sun Sect, the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, and the Purple Thunder Sect have all dispatched Immortal Monarch powerhouses and armies to our Immortal Dynasty to investigate. While they claim it is an investigation, I believe you all understand their true intentions!"
"Do you have a plan to repel the enemy and defend our nation?"
"Your Majesty!"
Fang Xuanling stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, esteemed ministers!"
"Currently, the Human Realm's Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, the Blazing Flame Realm's Six Fires Sect and Azure Sun Sect, and the southern Southern Extremity Realm's Purple Thunder Sect, whose position has yet to be determined, these four major forces have a foundation several times greater than that of our Great Han."
"With Immortal Monarch powerhouses from these four forces arriving in droves, our Great Han Immortal Dynasty has generals such as Li Bai, Qi Jiguang, and Chang Yuchun, who are more than capable of handling the incoming forces!"
"However, I believe that the divine might displayed by General Li Yuanba that day has already suppressed countless regions. Our Great Han can fabricate a false Immortal Emperor and hastily conceal the matter of the Buried Dragon Immortal Emperor's hidden treasure. We can inform the approaching four forces that if they turn back promptly, they may be spared immediate pressure. If they continue to advance and disregard our Great Han, then it will not be too late to fight."
"Your Majesty!"
Fa Zheng stood up, bowed respectfully to Yang Hao, and then gave a slight bow to Fang Xuanling, saying, "I wholeheartedly agree with Lord Fang's words!"
"In the current situation, the Six Fires Sect and the Azure Sun Sect within the Blazing Flame Realm are at each other's throats. I believe that a conflict and bloody battle are imminent within these few days. Compared to the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, which is seeking unification, and the Purple Thunder Sect in the Southern Extremity Realm, whose position is yet to be determined, they are relatively weaker."
"I suggest, following Lord Fang's proposal, that we resolve the pressure from the four incoming forces and stabilize the Nine Realms that we have just unified. Once the situation in the Blazing Flame Realm undergoes a major change, it will be advantageous for our Great Han Immortal Dynasty to dispatch troops. We can then strike swiftly and decisively, quickly conquering the Blazing Flame Realm. By then, our Great Han will have sufficient confidence to face the even more powerful Purple Thunder Sect."
"Lord Fa's words, I believe there are some inaccuracies. Your strategy is brilliant, and I greatly admire it. However, will the Purple Thunder Sect and the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty interfere in the change of this situation?" Du Ruhui stepped forward and bowed.
"I believe that if we follow Lord Fa's plan, we must first check the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty and the Purple Thunder Sect!"
"Your Majesty!"
"I am willing to infiltrate the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty!"
At this moment, Jia Xu slowly walked out. The moment Jia Xu emerged, the ministers of the Military Affairs Department were slightly startled. The cunning strategist Jia Xu had appeared. If he were to infiltrate the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, it might not be difficult, and he might even be able to bring down the unified Great Yu Immortal Dynasty.
"I am willing to go to the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, find an opportunity to undermine the dynasty's foundation, and if the situation is favorable to us, I can use this opportunity to instigate conflict between the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty and the Purple Thunder Sect!"
Jia Xu smiled faintly.
"Your Majesty!"
Li Si stepped forward and said, "The Purple Thunder Sect of the Southern Extremity Realm belongs to the Ancient Saint Court, and it is one of the four major forces dependent on the Ancient Saint Court. According to the information obtained by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Purple Thunder Sect is trying to win over the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, possibly to secure a favorable position within the Ancient Saint Court. They have agreed to the Great Yu Emperor's request to go to Buried Dragon Island to assist the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty in seizing the Emperor's corpse."
"If that is the case, it presents a good breakthrough!" Fang Xuanling slightly lowered his gaze, stroked his beard, and said again, "The two elders of the Purple Thunder Sect perished at the hands of Li Bai, but the Purple Thunder Sect is unaware of this. If we can utilize this well, and fabricate some false evidence, we might be able to instigate conflict between the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty and the Purple Thunder Sect!"
Yang Hao, listening to the analysis of the heroes below, had already formed a preliminary decision. He immediately stood up and looked at Jia Xu.
"Jia Xu!"
"I am here!"
Jia Xu knelt on both knees and bowed respectfully to Yang Hao.
"I hereby bestow upon you the title of First-Rank Viscount, granting you command of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, entry into the Military Affairs Department, and participation in the court's military and political affairs. You shall depart for the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty immediately to prepare for our Great Han's future in unifying the Human Realm!"
"Your subject, Jia Xu, thanks His Majesty. May Your Majesty live ten thousand years, ten thousand years, and ten thousand more!"
Jia Xu emotionally prostrated himself. Having just emerged, he was already entrusted with such a heavy responsibility. The other heroes present also highly approved of this decision. The cunning strategist Jia Xu, a top advisor from the Three Kingdoms era, could navigate with ease even in times of turbulent power dynamics. He possessed the capability for such a momentous task!
"Issue an order! Let Fa Zheng and Li Bai proceed to the northern near seas to intercept the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty!"
"Issue an order! Let Fang Xuanling and Qi Jiguang proceed to the southern near seas to intercept the Purple Thunder Sect!"
"As for the Six Fires Sect and the Azure Sun Sect!"
Yang Hao looked at the assembled heroes in the hall, his eyes gleaming with battle intent. The first strike would be from the Blazing Flame Realm!
"Issue an order! Let Zhou Yu command the First Yinglong Army to garrison the western near seas. Chang Yuchun and Meng Juehai shall accompany the army into battle!"
"There is no need to hold back against the Six Fires Sect and the Azure Sun Sect. You may attack with full force to suppress them!"
"Our Great Han stands in the Immortal Realm, wielding both benevolence and might. Our reputation has not yet spread throughout the Nine Realms. Let this battle begin, and let the name of our Great Han resound across the Four Great Realms!"
"Your Majesty, ten thousand years, ten thousand years, and ten thousand more!"